Accenture (NYSE:ACN) released earnings on July 7 for its 2005 fiscal third quarter, which ended on May 31.

Income Statement Highlights (What's this?)

Q3 2005
Avg. Est.

Q3 2005
Actual

Q3 2004
Actual

 %
Change
Sales $4,130,000 $4,497,610 $4,050,241 +11%
Net Profit -- $305,280 $210,409 +45.1%
EPS $0.43 $0.51 $0.37 +37.8%
Dollar figures in thousands, except per-share data

Balance Sheet Highlights (What's this?)

Assets Q3
2005		 Q3
2004		 % Change
Cash + ST Invest. $3,195,428 $2,838,246 +12.6%
Inventory -- -- N/A
Accounts Rec. $1,884,160 $1,662,211 +13.4%
Dollar figures in thousands
Liabilities Q3 2005 Q3 2004 % Change
Long-Term Debt $45,638 $32,161 +41.9%
Accounts Pay. $802,878 $523,931 +53.2%
Dollar figures in thousands

Margin Checkup (What's this?)

Q3 2005 Q3 2004 % Change
Gross Margin 31.34% 32.27% -0.93%

Op. Margin

 14.94% 14.15% +0.79%
Net Margin 6.79% 5.19% +1.59%


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